Heterometrus serratus

Heterometrus serratus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Scorpiones
Family:	Scorpionidae
Genus:	Heterometrus
Species:	H. serratus
Binomial name
	Heterometrus serratus; (Pocock, 1900)
Synonyms
	Palamnaeus serratusPocock, 1900 ; Heterometrus serratusTakashima, 1945 ; Heterometrus (Srilankametrus) serratusTikader & Bastawade, 1983; Heterometrus indus indus(in part) Couzijn, 1981; Heterometrus indus(in part) Kovařík, 2004;

Last updated August 15, 2025

Heterometrus serratus is a species of scorpion in the family Buthidae endemic to Sri Lanka where it is restricted to southern parts.^[1]^[2]

Description

This species has a total length of about 100 to 130 mm long.^[3]

References

↑ "Heterometrus serratus (Pocock, 1900)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
↑ "IRMNG - Heterometrus serratus (Pocock, 1900)". www.irmng.org. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
↑ Charles University; Kovařík, František; Lowe, Graeme; Monell Chemical Senses Center; Ranawana, Kithsiri B.; University of Peradeniya; Hoferek, David; Jayarathne, V. A. Sanjeewa; University of Peradeniya (2016). "Scorpions of Sri Lanka (Scorpiones: Buthidae, Chaerilidae, Scorpionidae) with description of four new species of the genera Charmus Karsch, 1879 and Reddyanus Vachon, 1972, stat. n". Euscorpius. pp. 1–133. doi:10.18590/euscorpius.2016.vol2016.iss220.1 . Retrieved 2021-08-29.

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[1] "Heterometrus serratus (Pocock, 1900)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-08-31.

[2] "IRMNG - Heterometrus serratus (Pocock, 1900)". www.irmng.org. Retrieved 2021-08-31.

[3] Charles University; Kovařík, František; Lowe, Graeme; Monell Chemical Senses Center; Ranawana, Kithsiri B.; University of Peradeniya; Hoferek, David; Jayarathne, V. A. Sanjeewa; University of Peradeniya (2016). "Scorpions of Sri Lanka (Scorpiones: Buthidae, Chaerilidae, Scorpionidae) with description of four new species of the genera Charmus Karsch, 1879 and Reddyanus Vachon, 1972, stat. n". Euscorpius. pp. 1–133. doi:10.18590/euscorpius.2016.vol2016.iss220.1 . Retrieved 2021-08-29.

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